Senior Marketing Manager, UKI & EMEA

HOURGLASS COSMETICS – Senior Marketing Manager, UKI & EMEA

Connected by creativity and driven by purpose. Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high-performance products, innovative formulas, and award-winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and 2,600 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Space NK and more. Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website hourglasscosmetics.com.

In this role, you will help to drive the UKI & EMEA regions in developing and delivering, innovative marketing activity, that inspires consumer engagement, maximizes commercial impact and drives brand positioning. This role requires a pro-active, experienced marketing manager, with a significant amount of brand marketing experience, commercial awareness, trade marketing alignment and a passion for integrated brand-building in the luxury space.

The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking, high-energy marketeer, who is agile, and self-starting. They will have strong communication skills and an analytical mindset, comfortable presenting information clearly and concisely at all levels across the organisation.

The role requires a blend of marketing, communications, social media, digital marketing experience.  Diligent project management, and an ability to self-prioritise is key, while also maintaining unparalleled attention to detail. You will report directly to the Executive Director Marketing & Communications UKI & EMEA  

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Partner closely with the wider marketing teams to develop and execute clear and compelling integrated marketing plans to drive brand awareness, incremental sales growth, and positive brand attributes.
• Build and present strong briefs to global and key business partners as well as cascading to teams.
• Collaborate across multiple projects, partnering with agencies and in-house teams to drive stand out regional marketing activity.
• Champion the regional consumer, help build and execute integrated 360 regional marketing plans on an annual and seasonal basis, that align with the global marketing strategy, trade, brand / business objectives, and product calendar.
• Drive strategic & tactical regional planning and execution, budget allocation and management of larger scale special projects.
• Management of cross functional projects in partnership with marketing peers and support across the wider department function when required.
• Regularly align on marketing goals, product launches, and promotional activities, to ensure a fully comprehensive and strategic brand calendar, that delivers maximum impact.
• Conduct regular market analysis to understand consumer trends, competitive landscape, and retailer performance.
• Support all UKI & EMEA  marketing activities, as needed – establishing effective relationships, ensuring brand is top of mind and delivering all necessary content and activities to support goals
• Bring a strong creative POV to global stories and craft compelling regional narratives.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

• Integral role in building a global luxury brand
• A holistic and cross-functional understanding of the luxury beauty industry
• Global perspective, interacting with global and international counterparts regularly
• Entrepreneurial culture, with ownership of your functional area
• Exposure and experience working directly with C-Suites and company founder
• An exciting career path within a high growth company

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF:

• You are highly STRATEGIC and EXPERIENCED: You can build effective plans that support brand and business goals.
• You are a strong COMMUNICATOR: You are a people person and collaborate well with others.
• You are AGILE:  You adapt well to changing needs and priorities and can pivot easily to achieve goals and deadlines.
• You are CREATIVE: You are innovative, and forward-thinking in your approach.
• You are extremely ORGANIZED: You’re not overwhelmed by the thought of tackling multiple tasks at a time.
• You are PASSIONATE about beauty: You are eager to learn and absorb all things related to the beauty industry.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience, significant brand and commercial experience gained in a fast-paced luxury retail or  online retail environment (beauty  / fashion / lifestyle is a preference)
• Proven experience of driving sales with a brand
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Strong ability to motivate a team and influence cross-functionally. Must be an excellent communicator, natural networker, team player and highly organized
• Strong analytical and project management skills with demonstrated ability to oversee development and execution of strategies.
• Comfortable navigating a dynamic business, with an innate ability to prioritize projects and adapt plans and direction as the business needs. Analytical, with experience tracking and reporting marketing campaigns and performance
• Ability to travel.
• Familiarity with building brands within UKI & EMEA region and strong understanding of necessary execution plans

Hourglass is an organisation committed to diversity and inclusion to drive its business results and to create a better future every day for its diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to apply for a job listing, please contact us at 310-392-7799 or [email protected].
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